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Gordon Korman
Gordon Korman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of three books in The 39 Clues series as well as eight books in his Swindle series: Swindle, Zoobreak, Framed, Showoff, Hideout, Jackpot, Unleashed, and Jingle. His other books include This Can’t Be Happening at Macdonald Hall! (published when he was 14); The Toilet Paper Tigers; Radio Fifth Grade; Slacker; Restart; Whatshisface; the trilogies Island; Everest, Dive, Kidnapped, and Titanic; and the series The Hypnotists and On the Run. He lives in Long Island with his family and can be found on the web at gordonkorman.com.